Publications

Methodology

1. Kurum E, Kwan B, Qian Q, Banerjee S, Rhee CM, Nguyen DV, Senturk D (20234. A Bayesian joint model of longitudinal kidney disease progression, recurrent cardiovascular events, and terminal event in patients with chronic kidney disease. Statistics in Biosciences, in-press. [R4]

2. Qian Q, Nguyen DV, Kurum E, Rhee CM, Banerjee S, Li Y, Senturk D (2024) Multivariate varying coefficient spatiotemporal model. Statistics in Biosciences, in-press. [R4]

3. Qian Q, Nguyen DV, Telesca D, Kurum E, Rhee CM, Banerjee S, Li Y, Senturk D (2024) Multivariate spatiotemporal functional principal component analysis for modeling hospitalization and mortality rates in dialysis patients. Biostatistics, in-press. [R3]

4. Nguyen DV, Qian Q, You AS, Kurum E, Rhee CM, Senturk D (2023) High-dimensional fixed effects profiling models and applications in end-stage kidney disease patients: Current state and future directions. International Journal of Statistics in Medical Research, 12:193-212. [R3]

5. Kurum E, Nguyen DV, Banerjee S, Li Y, Rhee CM, Senturk D (2022) A Bayesian multilevel time-varying framework for joint modeling of hospitalization and survival in patients on dialysis. Statistics in Medicine, 41(29): 5597-5611. [ R2] [ PubMed ]

6. Nguyen DV, Kurum E, Senturk D (2022) The use of putative dialysis initiation time in comparative outcomes of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: Methodological aspects. International Journal of Statistics in Medical Research, 11: 128-135. [R2] [ Pubmed ]

7. Li Y, Nguyen DV, Kurum E, Rhee CM, Banerjee S, Senturk D (2022) Multilevel varying coefficient spatiotemporal model. Stat, 11(1):e438. [ R1] [ PubMed ]

8. Estes JP, Senturk D, Kurum E, Rhee CM, Nguyen DV (2021) Fixed effects high-dimensional profiling models in low information context. International Journal of Statistics in Medical Research, 10, 118-131. [ R1] [ Pubmed  Journal | R codes | Supp ]

9. Li Y, Nguyen DV, Banerjee S, Rhee CM, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kurum E, Senturk D (2021) Multilevel modeling of spatially nested functional data: Spatiotemporal patterns of hospitalization rates in the US dialysis population. Statistics in Medicine,  40(17): 3937-3952. [ R1] [ PubMed | Journal | GitHub ]   

10. Kurum E, Nguyen DV, Li Y, Rhee CM, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Senturk D (2021) Multilevel joint models of hospitalization and survival in patients on dialysis, Stat, 10:e356 (p1-13). [ Journal | Supp | GitHub ] 

11. Chen Y, Senturk D, Estes JP, Campos LF, Rhee CM, Dalrymple LS, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Nguyen DV (2021) Performance characteristics of profiling methods and the impact of inadequate case-mix adjustment. Communications in Statistics – Simulation and Computation, 50: 1854-1871.  [ PubMed | Supp | R codes]

12. Senturk D, Chen Y, Estes JP, Campos LF, Rhee CM, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Nguyen DV (2020) Impact of case-mix measurement error on estimation and inference in profiling of health care providers. Communications in Statistics – Simulation and Computation, 49:8, 2206-2224. [PubMed | Supp ]

13. Estes JP, Chen Y, Senturk D, Rhee CM, Kurum E, You AS, Streja E, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Nguyen DV (2020) Profiling dialysis facilities for adverse recurrent events. Statistics in Medicine, 39:9, 1374-1389. [PubMed | R codes ] 

14. Li Y, Nguyen DV, Kurum E, Rhee CM, Chen Y, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Senturk D (2020) A multilevel mixed effects varying coefficient model with multilevel predictors and random effects for modeling hospitalization risk in patients on dialysis. Biometrics, 76(3), 924-938. [ PubMed | Supp | GitHub ]

15. Chen Y, Rhee CM, Senturk D, Kurum E, Campos LF, Li Y, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Nguyen DV (2019) Association of U.S. dialysis facility staffing with profiling of hospital-wide 30-day unplanned readmission. Kidney Diseases, 5(3):153-162. [ PubMed | Supp ]

16. Estes JP, Nguyen DV, Chen Y, Dalrymple LS, Rhee CM, Kalantar-Zedeh K, Senturk D (2018) Rejoinder: Time-dynamic profiling with application to hospital readmission among patients on dialysis. Biometrics, Dec;74(4):1404-1406. [PubMed ]

17. Estes JP, Nguyen DV, Chen Y, Dalrymple LS, Rhee CM, Kalantar-Zedeh K, Senturk D (2018) Time-dynamic profiling with application to hospital readmission among patients on dialysis (with discussion). Biometrics, Dec;74(4):1383-1394. [ PubMed | Supp ]

18. Li Y, Nguyen DV, Chen Y, Rhee CM, Kalantar-Zedeh, Senturk D (2018) Modeling time-varying effects of multilevel risk factors of hospitalizations in patients on dialysis. Statistics in Medicine, 30;37(30):4707-4720. [ PubMed | Supp | GitHub ]

19. Campos LF, Senturk D, Chen Y, Nguyen DV (2017) Bias and estimation under misspecification of the risk period in self-controlled case series studies. Stat, 6(1), 373-389 DOI: 10.1002/sta4.166. [ PubMed | Supp ]

20. Estes JP, Nguyen DV, Dalrymple LS, Mu Y, Senturk D (2016) Time-varying effect modeling with longitudinal data truncated by death: Conditional models, interpretations and inference. Statistics in Medicine, May 20;35(11):1834-1847.  [ PubMed | Supp | R codes ]

21. Dong J, Estes, JP, Li, G, Senturk D (2016) A two-step estimation approach for logistic varying coefficient modeling of longitudinal data. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, 174: 38-51. [PubMed 

22. Estes JP, Nguyen DV, Dalrymple DS, Mu Y, Senturk D (2014) Cardiovascular event risk dynamics over time in older patients on dialysis: A generalized multiple-index varying coefficient model approach. Biometrics, 70, 754–764. [PubMed | Supp | R codes ] 

23. Senturk D, Dalrymple LS, Nguyen DV (2014) Functional linear models for zero-inflated count data with application to modeling hospitalizations in patients on dialysis. Statistics in Medicine, 33(27):4825-4840. [ PubMed | Supp ]

24. Senturk D, Dalrymple DS, Mu Y, Nguyen DV (2014) Weighted hurdle regression method for joint modeling of cardiovascular events likelihood and rate in the U.S. dialysis population. Statistics in Medicine, 33(25):4387-4401. [ PubMed | Rcodes: 1  2  3  4  5 ]

25. Senturk D, Ghosh S, Nguyen DV (2014) Exploratory time varying lagged regression: Modeling association of cognitive and functional trajectories with expected clinic visits in older adults. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 73, 1-15. [PubMed ]

26. Mohammed SM, Dalrymple DS, Senturk D, Nguyen DV (2013) Naïve hypothesis testing for case series models with time-varying exposure onset measurement error: Inference for infection-cardiovascular risk in patients on dialysis. Biometrics, 69, 520-529. [ PubMed | Supp ]

27. Senturk D, Dalrymple DS, Mohammed SM, Kaysen GA, Nguyen DV (2013) Modeling time varying effects with generalized and unsynchronized longitudinal data. Statistics in Medicine, 32, 2971-2987. [PubMed ]

28. Mohammed SM, Dalrymple DS, Senturk D, Nguyen DV (2013) Design considerations for case series models with exposure onset measurement error. Statistics in Medicine, 28, 772-786. [ PubMed ]

29. Mohammed SM, Senturk D, Dalrymple DS, Nguyen DV (2012) Measurement error case series models with application to infection-cardiovascular risk in older patients on dialysis. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 107, 1310-1323. [ PubMed  | Supp ]

30. Senturk D and Nguyen DV (2011) Varying coefficient models for sparse noise-contaminated longitudinal data. Statistica Sinica, 21, 1831-1856. [ PubMed  ]

Collaborative Applications

31. You AS, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Brent GA, Narasaki Y, Sim JJ, Kovesdy CP, Nguyen DV, Rhee CM (2024) Impact of thyroid status on incident CKD and CKD progression in a nationally representative cohort. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 99(1)39-56. [R4]

32. Rhee CM, You AS, Narasaki Y, Brent GA, Sim JJ, Little R, Dunning S, Dehart W, Kha C, Veeravalli N, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Nguyen DV (2023) Development and validation of a risk prediction model for incident hypothyroidism in a national chronic kidney disease cohort. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 108(11), e1374-e1383. [R3]

33. You AS, Budoff M, Zeb U, Ahmadi N, Novoa A, Flores F, Hamal S, Kinninger A, Dailing C, Nakata T, Kovesdy CP, Nguyen DV, Brent GA, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM (2022) Elevated serum thyrotropin levels and endothelial dysfunction in a prospective hemodialysis cohort. Hemodialysis International, 26(1) 57-65. [R3]

34. Rhee CM, Budoff M, Brent G, You AS, Stenvinkel P, Novoa A, Flores F, Hamal S, Dailing C, Kinninger A, Nakata T, Kovesdy CP, Nguyen DV, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2022) Serum thyrotropin elevation and coronary artery calcification in hemodialysis patients. Cardiorenal Medicine, 12(3):106-116.

35. Lo RH, Kalantar-Zadeh J, You AS, Ayus JC, Streja E, Moradi H, Park C, Sohn P, Nakata T, Narasaki Y, Brunelli SM, Kovesdy CP, Nguyen DV, Rhee CM (2022) Dsynatremia and risk of bloodstream infection in dialysis patients. Clinical Kidney Journal, 15(12):2322-2330. [R2]

36. Narasaki Y, You AS, Malik S, Moore LW, Bross R, Kerr M, Daza A, Kovesdy CP, Nguyen DV, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM (2022) Dietary potassium intake, kidney function, and survival in a nationally representative cohort. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 116(4):1123-1134. [R2]

37. You AS, Kalantar SS, Norris KC, Peralta RA, Narasaki Y, Fischman R, Fischman M, Semerjian A, Azadbadi A, Nguyen DV, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM (2022) Dialysis symptom index burden and clusters in a prospective cohort of dialysis patients. Journal of Nephrology, 35(5):1427-1436. [R2]

38. Brown-Tortorici A, Narasaki Y, You AS, Norris KC, Streja E, Peralta RA, Guerrero Y, Daza A, Arora R, Lo R, Nakata T, Nguyen DV, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM (2022) The interplay between dietary phosphorous, protein intake, and mortality in a prospective hemodialysis cohort. Nutriets, 14(15):3070.

39. Narasaki Y, Park E, You AS, Daza A, Peralta RA, Guerrero Y, Novoa A, Amin AN, Nguyen DV, Price D, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM (2021) Continuous glucose monitoring in an end-stage renal disease patient with diabetes receiving hemodialysis. Seminars in Dialysis, 34(5): 388-393.

40. Narasaki Y, Okuda Y, Moore LW, You AS, Tantisattamo E, Inrig J, Miyagi T, Nakata T, Kovesdy CP, Nguyen DV, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM (2021) Dietary protein intake, kidney function, and survival in a nationally representative cohort. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 114(1): 303-313. [R1]

41. Narasaki Y, Okuda Y, Kalantar SS, You AS, Novoa A, Nguyen T, Streja E, Nakata T, Colman S, Nguyen DV, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM (2021) Dietary potassium intake and mortality in a prospective hemodialysis cohort. Journal of Renal Nutrition, 31(4):411-420.

42. You AS, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Streja E, Park C, Sim JJ, Tantisattoma E, Hsiung J-T, Obi Y, Potkuchi P, Amin AN, Nguyen DV, Kovesdy CP, Rhee CM (2020) Mortality risk in chronic kidney disease patients transitioning to dialysis: Impact of opiate and non-opiate use. American Journal of Nephrology, 51(9), 715-725. [ PubMed | Supp ]

43. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Joshi S, Schlueter R, Moore LW, Brown-Tortorici A, Cooke J, Donnelly M, Schulman S, Steiber A, Rhee CM, Lau W, Streja E, Tantisattamo E, Hanna RS; Ferrey A, Chen JL, Nguyen DV, Malik S, Kovesdy CP (2020) Plant-dominant low-protein diet for conservative management of chronic kidney disease. Nutrients, 12(7), 1931 (pp 1-25). [PubMed ]

44. You AS, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Obi Y, Gillen DS, Novoa A, Peralta RA, Streja E, Nakata T, Kovesdy CP, Nguyen DV, Rhee CM (2020) Residual urine output and mortality in a prospective hemodialysis cohort. Kidney International Reports, 5(5), 643-653. [ PubMed | Supp ]

45. Rhee CM, Nguyen DV, Nyamathi A, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2020) Conservative versus preservative management of CKD: Similarities and distinctions. Current Opinion Nephrology & Hypertension, 29(1): 92-102. [ PubMed ]

46. Kalantar SS, You AS, Norris K, Nakata T, Novoa A, Juarez K, Nguyen DV, Rhee CM (2019) The impact of race and ethnicity upon health-related quality of life and mortality in dialysis patients. Kidney Medicine, 1(5), 253-262. [ PubMed | Supp ]

47. Akbilgic O, Obi Y, Potukuchi PK, Karabayir I, Nguyen DV, Soohoo M, Streja E, Molnar MK, Rhee CM, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kovesdy CP (2019) Identification of patients at high risk of death within the first year of dialysis initiation using machine learning. Kidney International Reports, 4(9): 1219-1229.

48. You AS, Sim JJ, Kovesdy CP, Streja E, Soohoo M, Brunelli SM, Nguyen DV, Brent G, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM (2019) Association of thyroid status prior to transition to end-stage renal disease with early dialysis mortality. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 34(12): 2095-2104. [PubMed  | Supp ]

49. Rhee CM, Kovesdy CP, Ravel VA, Streja E, Sim JJ, You AS, Gatwood J, Amin A, Molnar MZ, Brent GA, Nguyen DV, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2018) Glycemic status and mortality in CKD according to transition vs. non-transition to dialysis. Journal of Renal Nutrition, 29, 82-90. [ PubMed ]

50. Ferrey A, You AS, Kovesdy CP, Nakata T, Veliz M, Nguyen DV, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM (2018) Dialysate potassium and mortality in a prospective hemodialysis cohort. American Journal of Nephrology, 47(6):415-423. [PubMed | Supp ]

51. Rhee CM, Kovesdy CP, You AS, Sim JJ, Soohoo M, Streja E, Molnar MZ, Amin AN, Abbott K, Nguyen DV, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2019) Hypoglycemia-related hospitalizations and mortality among patients with diabetes transitioning to dialysis. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 72(5):701-710. [ PubMed ]

52. Streja E, Kovesdy CP, Soohoo M, Obi Y, Rhee CM, Ravel V, Chen JLT, Nakata T, Nguyen DV, Jacobsen S, Sim JJ, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2018) Dialysis provider and mortality among US veterans who transition to dialysis. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 13(7):1055-1062. [ PubMed | Supp1 | Supp2 ]

53. Obi Y, Nguyen DV, Zhou H, Soohoo M, Zhang L, Chen Y, Streja E, Sim JJ, Molnar MZ, Rhee CM, Abbott KC, Jacobsen SJ, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2018) Development and validation of prediction scores for early mortality upon transition to dialysis. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 93(9):1224-1235. [ PubMed ]

54. Soohoo M, Streja E, Obi Y, Rhee CM, Gillen DL, Sumida K, Nguyen DV, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2018) Predialysis kidney function and its rate of decline predict mortality and hospitalization after starting dialysis. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 93(8):1074-1085. [ PubMed | Supp ]

55. Rhee CM, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Ravel V, Streja E, You AS, Brunelli SM, Nguyen DV, Brent G, Kovesdy CP (2018) Thyroid status and death risk in U.S. veterans with chronic kidney disease. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 93(5):573-585. [ PubMed | Supp ]

56. Saran R, Robinson B, Abbott KC, Agodoa LYC, Bragg-Gresham J, Balkrishnan R, Dietrich X, Eckard A, Eggers PW, Gaipov A, Gillen D, Gipson D, Hailpern SM, Hall YN, Han Y, He K, Herman W, Heung M, Hirth RA, Hutton D, Jacobsen SJ, Jin Y, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kapke A, Kovesdy CP, Lavallee D, Leslie J, McCullough K, Modi Z, Molnar MZ, Montez-Rath M, Moradi H, Morgenstern H, Mukhopadhyay P, Nallamothu B, Nguyen DV, Norris KC, O’Hare AM, Obi Y, Park C, Pearson J, Pisoni R, Potukuchi PK, Rao P, Repeck K, Rhee CM, Schrager J, Schaubel DE, Selewski DT, Shaw SF, Shi JM, Shieu M, Sim JJ, Soohoo M, Steffick D, Streja E, Sumida K, Tamura MK, Tilea A, Tong L, Wang D, Wang M, Woodside KJ, Xin X, Yin M, You AS, Zhou H, Shahinian V. (2018) US Renal Data System 2017 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 71(3S1):A7. [ PubMed ]

57. Chou JA, Streja E, Nguyen DV, Rhee CM, Obi Y, Amin A, Kovesdy CP, Mehrotra R, Sim JJ, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2018) Intradialytic hypotension, blood pressure changes, and mortality risk in incident hemodialysis patients. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 33(1):149-159. [ PubMed | Supp ]

58. You AS, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Lerner L, Nakata T, Lopez N, Lou L, Veliz M, Soohoo M, Jing J, Haddad F, Zaldivar F, Gyuris J, Nguyen DV, Rhee CM (2017) Association of growth differentiation factor 15 with mortality in a prospective hemodialysis cohort. CardioRenal Medicine, 7(2):158-168. [ PubMed ]

59. Rhee MC, Kovesdy CP, Ravel VA, Streja E, Brunelli SM, Soohoo M, Sumida K, Molnar MZ, Brent GA, Nguyen DV, Kalantar-Zedeh K (2017) Association of glycemic status during progression of chronic kidney disease with early dialysis mortality in diabetic patients. Diabetes Care, 40(8):1050-1057. [ PubMed | Supp ]

60. Rhee CM, Chen Y, You SA, Brunelli SM, Kovesdy CP, Brent GA, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Nguyen DV (2017) Thyroid status, quality of life, and mental health in hemodialysis patients. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 12(8):1274-1283. [ PubMed | Supp1 | Supp2 ]

61. Rhee MC, You AS, Nguyen DV, Brunelli SM, Budoff M, Streja E, Nakata T, Kovesdy CP, Brent GA, Kalantar-Zedeh K (2017) Thyroid status and mortality in a prospective hemodialysis cohort. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 102(5):1568-1577. [ PubMed ]

62. Molnar MZ, Nguyen DV, Chen Y, Ravel V, Streja E, Krishnan M, Kovesdy CP, Mehrotra R, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2017) Predictive score for post-transplantation outcomes. Transplantation, 101(6):1353-1364. [ PubMed | Supp1 | Supp2 | Supp3 ]

63. Obi Y, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Streja E, Rhee CM, Reddy UG, Soohoo M, Wang Y, Ravel V, You AS, Jing J, Sim JJ, Nguyen DV, Gillen D, Robinson B, Kovesdy CP (2017) Seasonal variations in transition, mortality, and kidney transplantation among patients with end-stage renal disease in the USA. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 32(5):907. [ PubMed | Supp ]

64. Kalantar-Zedeh K, Kovesdy CP, Streja E, Rhee MC, Soohoo M, Chen JLT, Molnar MZ, Gillen D, Nguyen DV, Norris KC, Sim JJ, Jacobsen SS (2017) Transition of care from prelude to renal replacement therapy in chronic kidney disease: The blueprints of an emerging field. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 32(suppl 2):ii91-ii98. [ PubMed ]

65. Saran R, Robinson B, Abbott KC, Agodoa LY, Ayanian J, Bragg-Gresham J, Balkrishnan R, Chen JL, Cope E, Eggers PW, Gillen D, Gipson D, Hailpern SM, Hall YN, Han Y, He K, Herman W, Heung M, Hutton D, Jacobsen SJ, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kovesdy CP, Li Y, Lu Y, Molnar MZ, Morgenstern H, Nallamothu B, Nguyen DV, O’Hare AM, Obi Y, Plattner B, Pisoni R, Port FK, Rao P, Ravel V, Rhee CM, Sakhuja A, Schaubel DE, Selewski DT, Sim JJ, Song P, Streja E, Kurella Tamura M, Tentori F, White S, Woodside K, Hirth RA, Shahinian V. US Renal Data System 2016 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States. American Journal of Kidney Disease, 2017 Mar;69(3S1):A7-A8. PMID: 28236831 [ PubMed ]

66. Obi Y, Nguyen DV, Streja E, Rivara MB, Rhee CM, Lau WL, Chen Y, Kovesdy CP, Mehrotra R, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2017) Development and validation of a novel laboratory-specific correction equation for total serum calcium and its association with mortality among hemodialysis patients. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 32(3):549-559. [ PubMed | Supp1 | Supp2 | Supp3 | Supp4 | Supp5 | Supp6 | Supp7 ]

67. Rhee CM, Ravel VA, Streja E, Mehrotra R, Kim S, Wang J, Nguyen DV, Kovesdy CP, Brent GA, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2016) Thyroid functional disease and mortality in a national peritoneal dialysis cohort. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2016 Nov;101(11):4054-4061. [ PubMed ]

68. Saran R, Li Y, Robinson B, Abbott KC, Agodoa LY, Ayanian J, Bragg-Gresham J, Balkrishnan R, Chen JL, Cope E, Eggers PW, Gillen D, Gipson D, Hailpern SM, Hall YN, He K, Herman W, Heung M, Hirth RA, Hutton D, Jacobsen SJ, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kovesdy CP, Lu Y, Molnar MZ, Morgenstern H, Nallamothu B, Nguyen DV, O’Hare AM, Plattner B, Pisoni R, Port FK, Rao P, Rhee CM, Sakhuja A, Schaubel DE, Selewski DT, Shahinian V, Sim JJ, Song P, Streja E, Kurella Tamura M, Tentori F, White S, Woodside K, Hirth RA (2016) US Renal Data System 2015 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States. American Journal of Kidney Disease, 67(3 Suppl 1):Svii, S1-305. [ PubMed ]

69. Rhee CM, Ravel VA, Ayus JC, Sim JJ, Streja E, Mehrotra R, Amin AN, Nguyen DV, Brunelli SM, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2016) Pre-dialysis serum sodium and mortality in a national incident hemodialysis cohort. Nephrology, Dialysis Transplantation, Jun;31(6):992-1001. [ PubMed | Supp1 | Supp2 ]

70. Dalrymple LS, Mu Y, Nguyen DV, Romano PS, Chertow GM, Grimes B, Kaysen GA, Johansen KL (2015) Risk factors for infection-related hospitalization in in-center hemodialysis. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Dec 7;10(12):2170-80. [ PubMed | Supp1 | Supp2 ] 

71. Rhee CM, Nguyen DV, Moraldi H, Brunelli SM, Dukkipati R, Jing J, Nakata T, Kovesdy CP, Brent GA, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2015) Association of adiponectin with body composition and mortality in hemodialysis patients. American Journal of Kidney Disease, 66(2):313-21. [PubMed | Supp1 | Supp2 | Supp3 ]

72. Dalrymple LS, Mu Y, Romano PS, Nguyen DV, Chertow GM, Delgado C, Grimes B, Kaysen GA, Johansen KL (2015) Outcomes of infection-related hospitalization in medicare beneficiaries receiving in-center hemodialysis. American Journal of Kidney Disease, 65(5):754-62. [PubMed | Supp1 | Supp2  | Supp3 | Supp4 ]

73. Rhee CM, Kim S, Gillen D, Bahattin T, Wang J, Mehrotra R, Kuttykrishnan S, Nguyen DV, Brunelli SM, Kovesdy CP, Brent GA, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2015) Association of thyroid functional disease with mortality in a national cohort of incident hemodialysis patients. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 100(4):1386-95. [ PubMed ]

74. Rhee C, Brent G, Kovesdy C, Soldin O, Nguyen DV, Budoff MJ, Brunelli S, Kalantar-Zadeh K (2015) Thyroid functional disease: An under-recognized cardiovascular risk factor in kidney disease patients? Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 30(5):724-37. [ PubMed ]

75. Dalrymple LS, Johansen KL, Romano PS, Chertow GM, Mu Y, Grimes B, Kaysen GA, Nguyen DV (2014) Comparison of hospitalization between for-profit and nonprofit dialysis facilities. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 9, 73-81. [ PubMed  Supp ]

76. Dalrymple, LS, Mohammed SM, Mu Y, Johansen KL, Chertow GM, Grimes B, Kaysen GA, Nguyen DV (2011) The risk of cardiovascular-related events following infection-related hospitalizations in older patients on dialysis. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 6, 1708-1713. [ PubMed ]